Dinner with Booker T.

Mad Cow Theatre presents with

Stage Aurora Theatrical

DINNER WITH BOOKER T.

FEBRUARY 18-27,2022 Written and Directed by Darryl Reuben Hall

THE HARRIETT 1

Mad Cow Theatre Mad Cow Theatre was founded on the belief that the theatre is a dynamic and powerful means of social understanding, as well as a hugely entertaining art form.

Through the combination of passionate, skillful acting and compelling, insightful writing, nurtured by an attentive and ever-changing process, Mad Cow presents entertaining works of theatre to an ever-widening audience — promoting, enhancing, and celebrating the human condition through art.

Mad Cow Theatre is supported in part with public funds from the State

of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs; the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; the Florida Arts Council; the National Endowment for the Arts, the Downtown Development Board; and Orange County through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program. A great nation deserves great art!

Mad Cow is a 501(c)(3) organization and welcomes all donations including funds, materials, time, and goodwill. We are especially delighted when audience members bring others to share the theatrical experience.

Mad Cow Theatre Staff Director of Production & Facilities Paul Bedford

Entertainment Manager John Holley

Production Stage Manager Debbie Briley

Artistic Director Dr. Julius John

Manager of Art & Design Lisa Buck

Executive Director Mitzi Maxwell

Education Coordinator Jennifer Coe

Patron Services Assistants Phoebe Davidson Natalie Watt

Director of Creative Development Tony Simotes

Board Members Kathy Godfrey Mitzi Maxwell Susi Rivera Karenna Senors Founding Members Rus Blackwell Trudy Bruner Alan Bruun Dennis Neal

Out of respect for the audience and the artists, patrons who leave the theatre during the performance and patrons who arrive late will be re-admitted at the house manager’s discretion.

Video and photography are strictly prohibited.

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Dinner with Booker T.

by Darryl Reuben Hall Presented by Mad Cow Theatre with Stage Aurora Theatrical FEBRUARY 18-27, 2022 THE HARRIETT - FEATURING Darryl Reuben Hall*

Scenic Design Harlan Penn

Production Manager Paul Bedford

Stage Manager Debbie Briley

Movement Choreohgrapher Roumel Reaux

Lighting Design Debbie Briley

Sound Design William Anthony Makeup Consultant Audrianna C. Tobey

Properties Master Lisa Buck

Director Darryl Reuben Hall

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* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the U.S.

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Dinner with Booker T. PRODUCTION TEAM Technical Director........................................................................ Paul Bedford Stage Manager.......................................................................... Debbie Briley Audio Engineer............................................................................. John Holley

Dinner with Booker T. is performed with no intermission Performance time is approximately 70 minutes.

Talkback with the artist after every performance.

THANK YOUS Mad Cow Theatre has forged many alliances and made many friends.

This endeavor would not be possible without the generous spirit, passion, and goodwill of the following individuals and organizations.

3cStudios 55 West L2 Studios, Inc. Apopka High School Asolo Repertory Theatre Susan Burke Church Street District Crewative City Project The City of Orlando MaryElla “Emmy”

Bill & Claudia Lefkowitz Ian McCook Peg O’Keef Orange County Arts and Culture Orlando Ballet Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Orlando Shakespeare Theater Krystal Rajkowski

CollinsDoubletree

by Hilton Orlando Downtown Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Downtown Development Board Biff & Kathy Godfrey Holland & Knight Holland & Reilly Lake Mary Life

The Russian Ballet of Orlando Seminole State College Mike Schneider Tom Hurst Photography Trinity Preparatory School Valencia College Jonathan White Paul Williams

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 *actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster

the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans.

AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org

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Dinner with Booker T. SYNOPSIS

Dinner with Booker T. offers an inside historical look intothe life of one of America’s greatest orators, educators,presidential advisors, and a leader in advancing Black Americans during the late 19th and early 20th centuries,Mr. Booker T. Washington.

Based on his rise from slavery,to student, to educator, to national and worldwide leader, this 70-minute work is comprised of original rhetoric, research, song, dance, speeches, historical dialogue, and visual presentations. In this powerful one-man show, Darryl Reuben Hall takes the audience on a journey into the life of Booker T. Washington by portraying the many friends and enemies that kept him strong in the fight for equality.

HISTORY OF THE SHOW

Dinner with Booker T. was performed at The National Black Theatre Festival, The Amelia Musical Playhouse, The Emerald Coast Theatre Company, and Stage Aurora Theatrical.

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Dinner with Booker T.

Darryl Reuben Hall

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Dinner with Booker T. DARRYL REUBEN HALL (BOOKER T., PLAYWRIGHT, DIRECTOR) Founder / Executive Director of Stage Aurora Theatrical Company, Inc. and native of Jacksonville, FL, holds aBachelor’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Florida. He is an alumnus of Lincoln Center Director's Lab, Creative Capital Pro Development Program, Commercial Theatre Institute-Eugene O'NeillTheater Center Fellow, Stage Directors and Choreographers Observership, Apples and Oranges Studios Theatre Accelerator, Leagueof Independent Theatre, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's BusinessStructures and Planning Pilot, and serves on the Board of Directors atAmas Musical Theatre (Off-Broadway, NY). He is also a member of theNational Alliance for Musical Theatre and the Theatre CommunicationsGroup, Florida Professional Theatre Association, and has served as aPanelist for the New York State Council of the Arts, Queens Council onthe Arts, and Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs’ StateTouring Roster and Cultural Support Programs for Community Theatre.BROADWAY: Godspell (Ken Davenport's People of Godspell); LInda Eder: The Holiday Concert at The Palace, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess at Lincoln Center/ NYCO (PBS Live from Lincoln CenterTelecast), Cinderella (Broadway National Tour), Street Corner Sympnony (pre-BroadwayWorkshop) OFF-BROADWAY/NEW YORK: Charleston Harbor (Directed by Christopher Scott,Amas), 2000 Nickels: A Vietnam Legacy (Directed

by Richard Sabellico, NYMF), The Last Adam Directed by Dennis Courtney), Black Stars of the Great White Way, Stormy Weather with Leslie Uggams (Manhattan Theatre Club, Signature Theatre), Stormy Weather with Phylicia Rashad (AMAS Musical Theatre), Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, Carnegie Hall with Linda Eder and the

Broadway Gospel Choir, Three Mo’ Tenors (PBS Great Performances and originalcast recording), Hallelujah Baby!

(York Theatre Company), The In-Gathering (New ProfessionalTheatre), CAFSociety (TRIBECA Performing Arts Center) and Trav’lin (York Theatre Company).REGIONAL THEATRE: Shout Sister Shout (Seattle Rep), The Color Purple (Milwaukee RepertoryTheatre), The Wiz in The Wiz (Alhambra Dinner Theatre), Clayton Toller in The Civil War (Ford’s Theatre- Helen Hayes Award Nomination); John in Miss Saigon (Actor's Playhouse); Paul in Kiss Me-Kate (Rep of St. Louis (Judy Award Winner), Music Theatre of Wichita); No Moe in 5 Guys Named Mo(Geva Theatre Center and Studio Arena), Man/Preacher in Crowns (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Parkand Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Flick in Violet (Best Actor- Carbonell Award Nomination) and Victor in Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Actor’s Playhouse), Jim in Big River (Lyceum Theatre), Gabey in On the Town (White- Willis Theatre), The Mikado (North Shore Music Theatre and Huntington Theater),High Spirits (Berkshire Theatre Festival), Don’t Bother Me I can’t Cope (Crossroads Theatre- TonyAward Winner/ Best Regional Theatre), Harry the Horse in Guys and Dolls (Alhambra Dinner Theatre), Ain’t Misbehavin (Riverside Theatre at Vero Beach); NO MOE IN FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE(Riverside Theatre); The Wiz (American Stage).

FILM AND TELEVISION: Godfather of Harlem, Finding Julia, Live from Lincoln Center, and PBS Great Performances. COMMERCIALS Progresso Soup, Macy’s,American Express, Domino’s Pizza, Plavix, Webster Career College, Wet 'N Wild Water Park, Coca- Cola with SEAL,Dot.Com, and Phillip’s 66.CHILDREN'S WORKS: FRIENDS: James, Mary, and George; SONG and DANCE; and FIELD 7 TRIP: Safari.

Dinner with Booker T. WILLIAM ANTHONY (Sound Design) began a career in sound technology over two decades ago.

After years of honing his craft in the corporate events industry, William got the opportunity to work as a sound designer and sound engineer for several musical theatre productions in the Central Florida area. His passion for music production and sound design joined with his technical skill proved to be a recipe for success and creative fulfillment. After taking several years off from the industry to start a family, William returns to the Central Florida theatrical scene with Mad Cow Theatre’s production of A Year With Frog and Toad.

stage manager, she freelanced throughout NYC in off off-Broadway theater productions. As assistant to the managing director of Circle in the Square Theatre, her production highlights include: The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams, starring Mercedes Ruehl; The Shadow Box by Michael Cristofer, starring Marlo Thomas and Estelle Parsons; and The Grandparent Connection, starring Sherry Glaser, Leonard Nimoy, and Ben Vereen. Also while in NYC, Debbie studied under Broadway lighting designers Jennifer Tipton and Howell Binkley, as well as at a workshop at NYU. LISA BUCK (Properties Master) Set designs include The Road to Mecca, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, and Painting Churches (Mad Cow Theatre), Don Pasquale, Abduction from the Seraglio, and Carmina Burana (Orlando Opera), Madama Butterfly, II Barbiere di Siviglia, Tosca, and The Magic Flute (Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra) The Tender Land (UCF).

Lisa studied painting at Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, and Cobalt Studios. She has won numerous awards for her painting and has written how-to-paint articles for North Light Publications.

PAUL BEDFORD (Set Design) comes to Mad Cow after 27 years as entertainment production manager for Walt Disney World. He has also worked extensively for local and regional theatres as scenic/lghting designer, technical director, production manager, and stage manager. Paul also is a theatre adjudicator for thespian festivals as well as the Applause Awards.

Paul also is part of the Super Bowl entertainment production team.

DEBBIE BRILEY (Lighting Design) is a native of North Carolina, but she now calls Orlando home. She is a theater arts graduate of East Carolina University. She moved to NYC after receiving an internship at The Juilliard School. As a lighting designer and

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Dinner with Booker T. MAD COW THEATRE (24th Season) is downtown Orlando’s destination for professional theatre. MCT was founded on the belief that the theatre is a dynamic and powerful means of social understanding, as well as a hugely entertaining art form. Through the combination of passionate, skillful acting and compelling, insightful writing, nurtured by an attentive and ever-changing process, Mad Cow presents entertaining works of theatre to an ever-widening audience — promoting, enhancing, and celebrating the human condition through art. With a passion for both classic and contemporary plays representing the best of American

and world literature, MCT is committed to story-telling with no boundaries, to a wide range of audiences. MCT attracts the area’s most talented performers, designers, and directors.

A mainstay of the company is its dedication to the process of creating theatre, incorporating in-depth rehearsal and research periods along with a nurturing collaborative process. Awards include Arts Innovator of the Year (United Arts of Central Florida), Best Place to See a Play — Orlando Sentinel, Best Live Theatre — Orlando Weekly, Best Local Theatre Company — Orlando Magazine, and Best Performance Theatre — Orlando Business Journal.

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